Real Time Tracking of TV Satellites on Moving Vehicles Using Kalman Filter

Abstract

This paper presents a real time tracking of TV satellites on mobile vehicles using Kalman filter. Kalman filter is adapted to tracking the satellite for uninterrupted broadcasting on moving vehicles. Information about the real time position of the vehicle and satellite is gathered with the aid of onboard sensors on an android device and then analyzed on an android based application. A real time application has been implemented continuously to calculate the azimuth and elevation angle of the satellite. Accelerometer and magnetometer sensors are used for collecting the information on the position of the antenna. GPS sensor is used for collecting the latitude and longitude data of the vehicle. These data are then used for calculating the azimuth and elevation angle of a parabolic dish antenna.